Sierra Club Outing: Carkeek Park Walk and Salmon Viewing
Sunday, November 17 from 10 am to 1 pm
Come to Carkeek Park for an invigorating fall walk and the opportunity to view salmon returning to spawn. Meet at the Carkeek Park Visitor's Center to walk a loop through the forested trails, returning via Piper's Creek, where we can glimpse returning salmon. The walk is approximately 2.5 miles, with 300 feet dispersed elevation gain. Come prepared for rain and mud. Questions? cynthiaj42258@gmail.com |
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Sno-Isle Sponsored Meeting
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Electrification Subsidies Available
Wednesday, November 20 at 6 pm on Zoom
Find out how to benefit from subsidies during this Kicking Gas information session. Signing up for the meeting is the first step toward benefitting from a 20% or 50% subsidy up to $7500 if you switch your home from fossil fuels to electric heat pumps. Also check out our stove subsidies: $500 for electric and $1000 for induction. Kicking Gas receives funding from the Climate Commitment Act and Washington State University's Community Energy Efficiency Program. |
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Demand Cleanup not Coverup at Edmonds Marsh/Estuary
Citizens attending a recent hearing spoke strongly against Department of Ecology plans to "cap and cover" rather than clean up contamination on the property adjacent to the Edmonds Marsh. More than 100 people attended the hearing and many made impassioned and eloquent statements, but unfortunately only official written comments will be considered.
Please submit your written comments against Ecology's determination that cleanup is too costly for the polluter, the Chevron corporation. This property needs to be made safe for re-establishing a connection to the Sound and re-creating salmon habitat. |
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Advocate for Legacy Forests
Tuesday, November 12 at 10 am via Zoom
This meeting explains alternatives to aggressive logging of mature forests in our county, and how you can help save those carbon-dense forests.
Snohomish County Council member Megan Dunn, along with elected officials from Whatcom and Thurston Counties, published an Opinion letter in the Seattle Times explaining why the Department of Natural Resources needs to change policies. Read the op/ed |
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Comprehensive Plan Updates
Snohomish County Plan Hearing
Wednesday, December 4 at 10:30
Plans for development over the next 20 years are now being finalized at the county level and in most Snohomish County cities. Pay attention and demand protection for critical areas and tree coverage; also insist on plans for climate change and sea level rise as we add more housing. Check your city plan as well as your county.
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Comments to county can be submitted by email until the December 4 deadline at county.council@snoco.org
Questions? Contact Kristin Kelly
at edpas2016@gmail.com |
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Find Out All About Beavers
Saturday, November 16 at 1 pm
NW Stream Center, McCollum Park
600 - 128th St. SE, Everett
This presentation will include a showing of the IMAX movie Beavers plus a presentation on beaver habits, physiology, and habitat requirements. Presented by Adopt a Stream Foundations' Streamkeepers Academy, this event is designed to appeal to children as well as adults. |
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Audubon Birds and Brews Event
Tuesday, November 12 at 6 pm
Salish Sea Brewing Boathouse
180 W Dayton Street, Ste.102, Edmonds
This casual event is aimed at bringing together conservationists who care about protecting Puget Sound's coastal habitats in a changing climate. It is part of the Audubon Around the Sound community engagement tour this Fall.
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Help Guide Forest Management Policy
Thursday, November 21, from 7 to 8 pm
A webinar sponsored by the Washington State League of Women Voters will discuss how you can help guide county policy around forest management. Leaders from the front lines of forest protection will share strategies learned through experience in Thurston and Snohomish Counties.
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Sno-Isle Sierra Club Leader Election
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The leadership team of the Sno-Isle Group is the Executive Committee. It meets monthly and is responsible for finances, strategic planning, oversight of committees, and other functions necessary to ensure smooth operations of the group.
Our annual leaders election begins today. Candidates are Elliot Hazzard and Nancy Johnson. Current members are eligible to vote before 5 pm Friday, December 6th, 2024. |
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Honoring Climate Champions
We're celebrating local environmental achievements and leaders! At our December 15th in-person Social we'll recognize the best of 2024. Please submit your nomination before December 1. Questions? Email Sno-Isle@washington.sierraclub.org |
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Kate Lunceford just planted
some trees.
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Free Trees Create Urban Forests
Can you give a baby tree a good home? The Snohomish Conservation District is looking for homes for free trees. If you have space in your yard, at work, or in a community space such as schoolyard or churchyard, request a tree.
In October the League of Women Voters Snohomish County joined the Healthy Forest Project to plant trees in the Henry M. Jackson Park in the Delta Neighborhood of Everett. |
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Adrianna Scott and Emily Newton show off their adopted trees.
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Some Native Plants Still Available
Free plants requiring little maintenance, due to being adapted to local climate, recently drew a crowd at the Susie Schaeffer Wildlife and Native Plant Community Garden, formerly the Edmonds Native Plant Demonstration Garden. As part of the Garden's mission to educate the public about the benefits of native plants, all plants come with descriptions of the plants and instructions on how to care for them.
Some baby cedar trees are still available. To request one or more, contact the Edmonds Stewards through Greg Ferguson at gghhff@me.com |
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Guess what this chandelier
is made from?
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Recycling Plant Tour Was Fun
That's the report from members of the environmentalist group Green Snohomish, who visited Republic Recycling recently. They learned there is always more to learn about recycling: most importantly that materials must be clean and dry. Also be sure not to stuff recyclables inside plastic bags.
They recommend that you save your most recent copy of recycling guidelines that come with your recycling schedule; rules change as the process is constantly improving. |
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Book Tells of Fight for Wilderness
Protecting Western Landscapes describes wonderful places in the west that conservationists have worked to protect. Written by former Sierra Club Executive Director Michael McCloskey, this book tells the story of the fights to save many different wilderness areas. These include Washington landscapes like the Olympics and the North Cascades. It reminds us why we fight to protect our special places. |
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Guide to Hiking Snohomish County
This popular guidebook by Ken Wilcox has just been updated. It now covers 140 hikes and walks, organized from easiest to hardest. Some are on beaches, others in the foothills and lowlands, and some are in the Cascades. |
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Be sure you put your feet in the right place,
then stand firm.
~ Abraham Lincoln
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